Watch: Patient remains conscious and plays the saxophone during brain surgery to remove tumour
The 35-year-old musician played the instrument so that the doctors could map different functions of the brain as they operated.
Nothing to see here — just a man playing the saxophone while having a brain tumour removed.🎷🧠
— Euronews Next (@euronewsnext) October 14, 2022
The surgery, which took place at @PaideiaHospital in Rome, lasted 9 hours and involved a team of 9 doctors and nurses.
Doctors said the operation was entirely successful. pic.twitter.com/Pk7pVfJtk9
